Strasburg, Michigan
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Raisinville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48161. It stands on Sycamore Drain. The Survey maps it on the Ida quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1912 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:62500
- 1926 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Ida quadrangle1:31680
- 1939 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Ida quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Ida quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
25 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Strasburg between 2018 and 2020, burning about 108 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MONROE TOWNSHIP VFD 1179 - 2018 |
| 21 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IDA TOWNSHIP VFD 258 - 2020 |
| 15 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MONROE TOWNSHIP VFD 1129 - 2020 |
| 15 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IDA TOWNSHIP VFD 251 - 2020 |
| 11 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MONROE DIVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY 0002079 - 2019 |
| 9 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IDA TOWNSHIP VFD 219 - 2019 |
| 19 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IDA TOWNSHIP VFD 237 - 2019 |
| 14 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MONROE TOWNSHIP VFD 923 - 2020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Strasburg: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fire Clay (Refractory), Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Scotfield Tile Co Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Grape Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ida Quarry- Plant & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Strasburg in 2 storm reports between 2006 and 2019: 1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2006 | Lightning | Strasburg | $2,000 | A bolt of lightning struck a utility pole at Monroe County Community College causing disruption of telephone and internet services. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strasburg | - | A tree was reported down, along with damage to a barn. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Monroe | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Ida | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Evergreen Acres | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Patterson Gardens | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Grape | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| La Salle | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| South Monroe | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Hillcrest Orchard | 4.7 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 638938. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










